New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-22

State in tho lest tn rty ycars'hs il the KIM Oh
Civil Service Reform that has been blooming and
booming in Ncw-Jcrscy under the Cleveland Ad-
administrations, according 10 so good Democratic
authority rs Mr. Henry = Little. Persons ac-
ouaiutrd with McAdoos postal clerks and Mcf'her
sons revenue officers who remain in the State,
besides the statesmen sent out West to ravage the
Territories. will testify that in this statement Mr.
Little speaks temporarily. To be sure, he loyalty
tries to SHE the Chief Executive and tumble
the odium upon wicked partner. But this eX-
cusc was worked to death good many years ago.
and pcope of this generation scnsibly hold IIrsi
dent first of all responsible for the character OF
his partners But the fact remains, stated by
Mr. Little and ii has often been stated before,
Hat the quota of Democratic officials drafted from
Ncw-Jcrscy are a mcasly lot Not even Mug
wump has been found to deny that they are
plainly inferior as n class to the men they dis
placed And yet this is of Administrative
Reform.
The chairman of the Democratic State Com
mitcc objects 10 having his still hunting"
capacity exposed. lie may be sure. after the
record he made leader and organizer OF
POLITICAL Thugs ut Troy, that every movement he
makes in State politics will be closely watched
Colonel Grant in his speech at Dunlrk said
that the platform from which he was speaking
was like the Republican platform-"a sound
platform upon empty barrels while that of the
Democrats was an unsound platform upon full
barrels There can be no doubt about the full
barrels. with a brewer at the head Of the Demo-
cratic state ticket and a brewer in command
of their State Committee.
Congressman "Tim" Campbell is mad clean
through He declares that he has been ridden over
rough she'd by tho ward politicians Of Brooklyn
in the matter Of patronage at the Navy iard.
Iut he threatens vengeance upon them in the
next Congress. He will introduce n bill to move
the New-lork Navy Yard. commonly known as
the Brooklyn Navy Yard. 10 Port Morris, West
chester County Ncw-lor<."
If Ia, d, mocracy Of thu State don't like bottle
couchant the cardinal feature of their coat-of-
arms. lct them Try barrel ramiant-cither whis-
key or beer would do.
II the accident on the elevated road the other
night had occurred where there was no planl,ing
bctwccn thctraclls, the train might have plunged
into the street with most dcplorable resi- It's
When the cause Of the accident is considered.
however il is that it could not. probably, have
happened except where this protect on was afforded.
stu people who are nervous about riding in elc
waited cars will hardly be rcasSurcd by the
explanation
The grnccfu intcrchangcs of compliment be-
tween Enelishmcn and Americans at Sratiord
were very p'caNng AMI appropriate. The tact is.
Shakespeare was an American
The approval Lv Secretary Farchd of Collector
Macono's recommendations 10 remove twenty Old
ard faithful clerks lccausc they failed to pass the
Civil service examination for promotion is simply
shrcwd but Illegal scheme to make places for
Democrats Several OF these men are crippled
soldiers. mon who proved their loyalty to the
Government and is branches on the field of
battle. and they 10 be removed after long
experience md faithful service only because
they are Republicans.
Turn about is far play. II Sccrtary Bayard
has it in mind TO submit Questions arising under
the Treaty with Russia to the British Commits
soncr>. why should be not refer the Treaty Of
1918 and Yankee fishing rights generally to Il
Joint Russian American CommiSS;on2